| A | B |
|---|
| obscure | (adj) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain |
| obscure | (v) to conceal or make dim |
| redundant | (adj) repetitive or superfluous |
| compel | (v) to force or drive; to overpower |
| perfunctory | (adj) performed as a routine duty or ritual; hasty or superficial |
| exhlarated | (adj) enlivened, invigorated, stimulated |
| brood | (v) to think anxiously or worrisomely about |
| paltry | (adj) ridiculously or insultingly small; insufficient; utterly worthless |
| patently | (adv) plainly or unmistakably |
| luminous | (adj) radiating or reflecting light; shining from within |
| contiguous | (adj) touching; in contact; sharing a border |
| lineage | (n) line of descent; ancestry |
| bulbous | (adj) bulb-shaped; bulging |
| immolate | (v) to sacrifice or destroy by fire |
| kindle | (v) to start or ignite a fire |
| buttress | (v) to support or prop up |
| drab | (adj) dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit |
| gregarious | (adj) fond of the company of others; sociable |
| reconcile | (v) to win over; to bring together in harmony |
| doctrine | (n) something that is taught; a body or system of teachings |
| fanaticism | (n) excessive, irrational zeal |
| exhort | (v) to urge, to advise, or to caution earnestly |
| dissolute | (adj) given to improper or immoral conduct |
| inept | (adj) without skill or accomplishment; clumsy or awkward |
| inadvertent | (adj) unintentional or accidental |
| giddy | (adj) dizzy; superficial or flighty; frivolous |
| incessant | (adj) continuing without interruption; unceasing |
| placid | (adj) pleasantly calm and peaceful; tranquil; uninterrupted and serene |
| mar | (v) to damage or spoil; to render less beautiful or useful |
| desolate | (adj) barren or laid waste; devastated; solitary or lonely |
| primeval | (adj) of or pertaining to the first ages |
| transpose | (v) to change the relative order or position of; to switch |
| tentative | (adj) unsure, uncertain, done as an experiment or trial |
| pensive | (adj) dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
| undulate | (v) to move with a wavelike motion |
| teeming | (adj) abounding or swarming with something; prolific or fertile |
| indelible | (adj) permanent; unable to be erased or removed |
| tranquil | (adj) free from tumult or commotion; peaceful |
| jar | (v) to vibrate or shake; to conflict or clash |
| petulant | (adj) showing sudden impatient annoyance; irritable; peevish |
| imperceptible | (adj) not capable of being perceived by the senses; slight, gradual, or subtle |
| lull | (v) to soothe or quiet |
| lull | (n) a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness |
| premonitory | (adj) warning beforehand |
| wince | (v) to draw back or tense the body, as from a blow or from pain |
| languid | (adj) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
